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Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

SCQF Level 08 (9 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
STIS08006 SV1 Data, Design and the City 20
STIS08010 SV1 Environmentalism: past and present 20
STIS08001 History of Medicine 1 Not delivered this year 20
STIS08005 SV1 History of Science 1 20
STIS08009 SV1 History of Western Medicine 20
STIS08008 SV1 Investigating Science in Society 20
STIS08007 SV1 Science, Nature and Environment 20
STIS08002 SV1 Technology in Society 20
STIS08011 SV1 Themes and Perspectives in the History of Science 20

SCQF Level 10 (15 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
SSPS10014 SS1 Cases in Sustainable Development 20
STIS10009 SV1 Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment 20
STIS10008 SV1 Energy Policy and Sustainability 20
STIS10004 Gender Science and Technology Not delivered this year 20
STIS10012 SV1 Gender and Environment 20
STIS10011 Investigating Energy Consumption & Policy Not delivered this year 20
STIS10010 Knowledge, Expertise and Policy Not delivered this year 20
STIS10002 Medical Sociology Not delivered this year 20
STIS10014 Research Design for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (STIS) Not delivered this year 20
STIS10013 SV1 Sociology of Medicine 20
STIS10001 SV1 The Internet and Society 20
STIS10006 The Responsible Researcher Not delivered this year 10
STIS10015 SV1 Topics in the History of Modern Science and Medicine 20
SCAN10083 SS1 Anthropology and Sociology of Medicine Dissertation 40
SCAN10082 SS1 Understanding Medicine: Social Science Perspectives 20

SCQF Level 11 (24 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
SCSU11006 Supervised Reading in Science and Technology Studies (20 credits) Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11371 Advanced Theory in Science and Technology Studies Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11331 SV1 Biobusiness 20
PGSP11467 Controversies in the Data Society Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11569 SV1 Delivering the Circular Economy and the Bioeconomy 20
PGSP11499 SS1 Dissertation (DSTI - SSPS) 60
PGSP11097 SV1 Dissertation MSc by Research Science & Technology Studies (60 credit) 60
PGSP11133 Energy Policy and Politics (10 credit version) Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11132 Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits) Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11401 Engaging with Digital Research Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11534 SV1 Foundations in Responsible Research and Innovation 10
PGSP11558 SV1 Innovation Systems and Risk Management 20
PGSP11400 SV1 Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems 20
PGSP11116 Internet, Society and Economy Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11391 SV1 Managing Digital Influence 10
PGSP11393 Regulation and Governance of New Therapies Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11352 SV1 Science, Knowledge and Expertise 20
PGSP11476 SV1 Social Dimensions of Systems and Synthetic Biology 20
PGSP11389 Social Shaping of Digital Research Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11390 Technologies of Civic Participation Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11388 The use and evolution of digital data analysis and collection tools Not delivered this year 10
PGSP11484 Understanding Data Visualisation Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11483 Understanding Data Visualisation (on-campus) Not delivered this year 20
PGSP11353 SV1 Understanding Technology 20
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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